Hot-summer humid continental
Comstock Northwest, Michigan
Kalamazoo County, Michigan · Population 5.2k · 932 ft elevation
Living in Comstock Northwest
Comstock Northwest has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it is a snowy place (65″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Comstock Northwest at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 932 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 65″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,435 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $233k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,022/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.46%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 641 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,345 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 18.1″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 1.3″ | 15.6″ | 114 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 2.0″ | 6.0″ | 185 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | 2.1″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 3.7″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 3.2″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.3″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | 0.5″ | 172 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 5.9″ | 125 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 24°F | 1.7″ | 16.4″ | 81 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology